Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

02/24/2025

"The whimsy, sense of humour, skill, mix of music genres - just superb. Thank you for bringing them to the Chan. I left the performance with slightly achy cheek muscles - and realized I'd been grinning for the last 70 minutes. This was a hidden gem in plain sight." - Chan Centre Patron 🌟⁠
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Thanks to all those who came out for Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher: Counterpoint! It was a fantastic evening with piano, tap dancing, and lots of laughter.⁠
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🎹 Conrad Tao
🕺 Caleb Teicher
📷️ Photos by Jan Gates

02/21/2025

“No harpist thus far has been more capable of combining all of the modern harp traditions — from Salzedo, through Dorothy Ashby, through Alice Coltrane — with such strength, grace and commitment.” - The New York Times⁠
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Brandee Younger will perform at the Chan Centre on Friday, Feb 28 as part of Translinear Light: The Music of Alice Coltrane.⁠
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She is the first Black woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition, and has dedicated much of her career to Alice Coltrane's music. Simply put, there is no harpist better than her to be part of this concert celebrating the legacy of Alice Coltrane.⁠
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Tickets are limited! Get yours here:
https://chancentre.com/events/translinear-light-music-of-alice-coltrane/

02/20/2025

The Chan Centre is honoured to have received $300,000 from Canadian Heritage for critical AV system upgrades. ⁠
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The support we have received through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund is not just an investment in technology—it is an investment in creative excellence, community engagement, and the transformative power of art.⁠
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We want to acknowledge the Government of Canada for its support, as well as thank Taleeb Noormohamed, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament (Vancouver Granville) and Honourable Joyce Murray, Member of Parliament (Vancouver Quadra), and UBC President Dr. Bacon for joining us last week to commemorate the occasion. ⁠
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Le Chan Centre a reçu un financement de 300 000 $ de Canadian Heritage pour effectuer des mises à niveau critiques de son système audiovisuel.⁠
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Le soutien fourni par le Fonds du Canada pour les espaces culturels est non seulement un investissement dans la technologie, mais aussi un engagement envers l'excellence artistique, l'implication communautaire et le pouvoir transformateur de l'art.⁠
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Nous exprimons notre profonde gratitude au gouvernement du Canada pour son soutien, ainsi qu'à M. Taleeb Noormohamed, secrétaire parlementaire du ministre du Patrimoine canadien et député de Vancouver-Granville, à l'honorable Joyce Murray, députée de Vancouver-Quadra, et au président de l'UBC, Dr. Bacon, de s'être joints à nous la semaine dernière pour marquer cette occasion historique.

02/18/2025

Spend summer at the Chan Centre!⁠
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We are offering TWO summer camps for kids:⁠
🎵Cue the Music: Film Music & Stop-Motion Animation – (Ages 6-9)⁠
🎮️Press Start: Video Game Music & Game Development – (Ages 8-12)⁠
*No prior experience with music, digital composition, stop-motion animation, or coding is required!⁠
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Registration is now open. Save $50 with Early Bird pricing!⁠

Limited spots available! Learn more here:
https://chancentre.com/summer-camps/

02/17/2025

Upcoming! Enjoy Tigran Hamasyan's The Bird Of A Thousand Voices in concert, exclusively at the Chan Centre!⁠
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Based on the Armenian folk tale of Hazaran Blbul, the mythical bird that travels around the world to spread harmony, this concert is not one to miss.⁠
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🎶 Tigran Hamasyan: The Bird of A Thousand Voices - Concert Version⁠
📍 Chan Shun Concert Hall⁠
🗓️ Mar 15 at 8PM⁠
🎟️ chancentre.com

02/14/2025

Congratulations to Elisapie on her TWO Juno nominations!
⭐️Album of the Year
⭐️Adult Alternative Album of the Year

Check out her performance of "Una" from the Chan Centre, presented in partnership with VIFF Live!

Elisapie's "Una" performed live on September 28, 2024Co-presented with the Vancouver International Film FestivalChan Centre for the Performing Arts, UBCOccup...

02/14/2025

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02/13/2025

Tickets are now available for The Phil Lind Initiative: Raven Chacon!⁠
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Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, performer and installation artist Raven Chacon creates evocative and powerful multidisciplinary works that challenge, question and reframe America’s colonial legacy from an Indigenous perspective.
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Presented by UBC's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs in partnership with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.⁠
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🗣️The Phil Lind Initiative: Raven Chacon⁠
📍 Chan Shun Concert Hall⁠
🗓️ March 27 at 6:30PM⁠
🎟️ Tickets are FREE. Grab yours at https://chancentre.com/events/the-phil-lind-initiative-raven-chacon/

02/13/2025

From our Director at the Chan Centre!

The “modernists” were more or less taught to “hate” the minimalists, the then so-called “world music” inspired composers were looked down upon by many (for not holding to the “more sophisticated” c…

02/05/2025

"Tap dance is interdisciplinary inherently, because it makes sounds and it looks like something, and the combination of those two things together is hopefully greater than the sum of its parts. And not to sound simple, but it’s just really fun for me. " - Caleb Teicher

Read this interview ahead of Caleb's tap dance performance with pianist Conrad Tao! See it all live on Wednesday, February 12 at the Chan Centre. Tickets available at chancentre.com

At the Chan Centre, the New York City–based duo take on George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue , Schoenberg’s “V. Walzer”, and more

02/04/2025

🚨New show added to the 24/25 season!🚨

Tickets to Echo: Memories of the World go on sale at February 6 at 12pm.

Bringing together Gryphon Trio, mezzo-soprano Marion Newman Nege’ga, and narrator čačumḥi aaron wells, Echo is a multimedia concert that offers visions of a resilient future.

This concert honours those who have fought against oppression while exploring how history is erased, altered, and attacked. Through storytelling, film, and the music of composers past and present, Echo unearths memories that have long been suppressed.

🎵Echo: Memories of the World
📍Chan Shun Concert Hall ⁠
🗓️ May 31 at 7:30PM⁠
🎟️ https://chancentre.com/events/echo-memories-of-the-world/

02/04/2025

Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble brings music and storytelling from Japan, Scotland, Africa, Lebanon, and moreto the Chan Centre. Tickets start from just $20.

🎼Silkroad Ensemble: Uplifted Voices
📍Chan Shun Concert Hall ⁠
🗓️ March 30 at 7pm
🎟️ https://chancentre.com/events/silkroad-ensemble-uplifted-voices/

02/03/2025

✨️January at the Chan Centre✨️⁠
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Thank you to everyone who tagged us!

01/31/2025

Check out our upcoming event in February!

Learn more: https://chancentre.com/events/2025/02/

01/30/2025

Tickets are now available for The Phil Lind Initiative: Ziwe!

Ziwe, a fearless comedian, writer, and actress, redefines satire with her sharp commentary on race, power, and identity. Known for her provocative interviews and variety show, she blends wit and insight to confront uncomfortable truths. She joins the Phil Lind Initiative to discuss navigating identity in today’s America.

Presented by UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs in partnership with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.

🗣️The Phil Lind Initiative: Ziwe
📍Chan Shun Concert Hall⁠
🗓️ March 13 at 6:30PM⁠
🎟️ Tickets are FREE: https://chancentre.com/events/the-phil-lind-initiative-ziwe/

01/28/2025

New show added to the 24/25 season! Tickets for Ana Tijoux go on sale January 31 at 10am.

Ana Tijoux, one of the most important Latin American artists of all time, is known for her unapologetically political music that empowers women and gives voice to the marginalized. Ranked third on Billboard's “Most Essential Spanish-Language Rappers of Yesterday and Today,” she continues to break barriers with her powerful rhymes and seductive rhythms.

In 2024, the Latin Grammy-winner released VIDA, her first album in nearly a decade. Praised as a “joyous look at grief in all its forms,” (Pitchfork) it reinforces her legacy as a fearless artist that faces adversity with a smile.

🎤Ana Tijoux
📍Chan Shun Concert Hall ⁠
🗓️ May 2 at 8PM⁠
🎟️ https://chancentre.com/events/ana-tijoux

01/27/2025

Join us for an unforgettable tribute to jazz legend Alice Coltrane featuring Ravi Coltrane with special guest Brandee Younger. Get ready for an evening of spiritual jazz and mesmerizing music! Tickets from just $20.

🎷Translinear Light: The Music of Alice Coltrane
📍Chan Shun Concert Hall ⁠
🗓️ Feb 28 at 8PM⁠
🎟️ https://chancentre.com/events/translinear-light-music-of-alice-coltrane/

01/24/2025

✅ GET INVOLVED⁠
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Want to be part of this year's ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire)? We're looking for artisans, vendors, performers, storytellers, authors, and workshop facilitators. ⁠
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ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire) is our annual September festival celebrating Indigenous culture, creativity and community. Daytime festivities are FREE to attend and open to everyone! ⁠
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Apply to be part of the festival: https://www.cometowardthefire.com/get-involved
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Presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Musqueam